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Health & Society

Office of Health Promotion Promotes Culture of Consent on Campus

Friday, February 10, 2017, By Justin Kim

The Office of Health Promotion (OHP) is encouraging students to talk about a “Culture of Consent,” a new conversation series on campus that explores media and interpersonal violence. “’Culture of Consent’ is a program to discuss aspects of our culture…

Campus & Community

Career Services Hosts Nonprofit and Government Career Fair 2017

Friday, February 10, 2017, By Justin Kim

Career Services will host its annual Nonprofit and Government Career Fair on Wednesday, Feb. 15, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Panasci Lounge of the Schine Student Center. All students and alumni interested in pursuing opportunities in the nonprofit…

Media, Law & Policy

“A Circumscribed Victory for Opponents of the Executive Order”

Friday, February 10, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Elizabeth Cohen, associate professor of political science at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, comments on the ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court refusing to reinstate the administration’s travel ban. “The per curiam ruling by the Ninth…

Campus & Community

Vice Chancellor and Provost Wheatly Announces Vice President for Research Search Committee Members

Friday, February 10, 2017, By News Staff

Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele G. Wheatly today announced the members of the search committee for the next vice president of research. The vice president of research oversees the Office of Research, supporting and leading Universitywide efforts to sustain and…

Associated Press

Assistant Professor Jennifer Grygiel on Twitter and Abusive Tweets

Thursday, February 9, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Newhouse Assistant Professor Jennifer Grygiel talks to Associated Press on how Twitter can better manage harassing and abusive material on its platform, it is “a simple fix: Just hire more humans.”  Twitter broadens its campaign against hate and abuse  …

Campus & Community

Moving Forward: A Teach-In

Thursday, February 9, 2017, By News Staff

How can we continue to pursue progressive policy during the Trump administration? Join us Feb. 10 at 3 p.m. in the Maxwell School Auditorium at Syracuse University! This is the first of a series of teach-ins to address policy changes…

Campus & Community

Coming Back Together Student Co-Chairs Selected

Thursday, February 9, 2017, By News Staff

Planning for the Office of Program Development’s Coming Back Together (CBT) 2017 reunion, held every three years and due this September, is well underway. As anyone who has attended will tell you, the preparation involved is significant because it includes…

Campus & Community

University Hosts Sixth Annual Blood Battle Challenge

Thursday, February 9, 2017, By News Staff

Syracuse University students are among the many students throughout the United States who help the Red Cross fulfill its lifesaving mission by donating blood. In fact, approximately 20 percent of the millions of blood donations made every year come from…

STEM

How Machine Learning Is Changing Crime-Solving Tactics

Thursday, February 9, 2017, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Modern forensic DNA analyses are crucial to crime scene investigations; however the interpretation of the DNA profiles can be complex. Two researchers from the Forensics and National Security Sciences Institute (FNSSI) have turned to computer technology to assist complicated profile…

Arts & Culture

Maija Tammi—Art Photographer and Communicator of Science

Thursday, February 9, 2017, By Sean Smith

Photography serves as an accurate means to convey what we observe within a specific context or contexts. From its early days, photography has served an important double role in the recording and communication of science and as art form. Maija…